Never awake me when you have good news to announce, because with good news nothing presses; but when you have bad news, arouse me immediately, for then there is not an instant to be lost.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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Respect the burden.

Respect the burden.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us.

From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us.

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life...

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life...

To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to...

To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to...

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love...

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love...

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely.

The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely.

Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and...

Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and...

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of...

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of...

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

A soul you say? Give my pocketwatch to a savage and he'll think it has...

A soul you say? Give my pocketwatch to a savage and he'll think it has...

Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.

Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second...

The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second...

Use your brain, not your endurance.

Use your brain, not your endurance.

If you want to be a successful runner, you have to consider everything. It's no...

If you want to be a successful runner, you have to consider everything. It's no...